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Georgia Worries About Uptick in H1N1 Cases |
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by New America Media
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Tuesday, 16 March 2010 |
Contrary to perception in the South and other parts of the country that H1N1 virus has already ebbed in recent months, health department officials here reported an unusual uptick in flu cases and warned that the H1N1 pandemic is far from over.
The last week of February alone saw 36 people hospitalized because of H1N1 and seasonal flu. In the first week of March the number had almost doubled, rising to 63. The victims, at least in DeKalb County, have been mostly people of color and women. As of March 4, there have been 66 seasonal flu and H1N1-related deaths in Georgia.
“The H1N1 is still here,” said Dr. Elizabeth S. Ford, district health director of Atlanta’s DeKalb County Board of Health, at an ethnic media press conference on March 4. “The local and state health agencies will continue to monitor this trend.” The press event was organized by New America Media and sponsored by AIR, a nonprofit social science research organization.
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